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25 August 2025 - 4:30 AM

Borussia Dortmund president Dr Reinhold Lunow will step down from his role in November, the Bundesliga club announced.

The 72-year-old, who was set to run for the next presidency at Dortmund, has now renounced his candidacy and left the race.

Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke, who announced his candidacy earlier this month, is now the only remaining candidate to become the club's next president, with the election set to take place at the team’s general meeting in November.

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